Today's Tids Issue 2,187
Opening Stuff:
Generally around this time of year I welcome in August, the month that stands for nothing. The month that just sits there and turns brown with each passing day of too much summer’s sun. Oh, some of the greatest people I know were born in August. But other than that, it is a bridge to beautiful September. It’s a month when people spend too much on back to school stuff. A month when the foot ball games are meaning less. August a loser…except this year. When August may be the month that gives us the relief from an overheated July. A month of refreshed mornings. And cool nights and bearable days. Yup, maybe this year August will be worth something.
I liked the local sports columnist’s comment Saturday: “The rich get richer while the poor get prospects.” He summed up quite nicely what is wrong with a very imbalanced Major League Baseball. When you think about it, we should all salute teams like Tampa Bay who have built a winner by being smarter than other teams. Not by overspending. Buying and selling players creates voids in teams.
Actually, the Clinton wedding only cost $250,000. The rest of the $2-3 Million went to pay for publicists.
The Question:
In an effort to bring you up to date with some common food trends (Common for people other than me), name 7 current trendy foods.
The Headlines:
--Fighting In Gaza Escalates As Israel Launches New Attacks.
--Positive Euro Banking Results Have World Stocks Soaring.
--Engineers To Begin Plugging Deep Water Well For Good.
--Pakistan Floods Continue To Kill.
--0-Man Begins New Course In Iraq That Would Wind Down Ops Before Elections.
--New Super Strong Glass May Deliver Multibillions To Corning.
--Rhinebeck NY Gets Back To Its Quiet, Exurban Self.
Back to More Stuff:
Isn’t it interesting how the media lets 0-man get by with slamming Bush over his economic woes when it was the Dem Congress in power that brought down the house of cards and starting building up the deficit? And this is the same media who failed to inform the public properly about the Clinton dot com bubble burst that had the Bush Admin scrambling to right the ship after taking office. We have to get back to a point where vast majority of Americans have memories, and are not just minions to the moment.
You know you’re not living in a Neil Diamond world any more when a recommended musical line-up for a “Today’s” trendy summer party includes Van Hunt, The Marriou Playboys, Kieth Frank, Ron Sexsmith, Cibelle, Deer Tick, Style Council and Joy Division – none of whom I ever heard of much less listened to. Yikes…I am old and out of date.
Too often environmental rules and laws fly in the face of common sense.
In fact, that’s where the Founding Fathers let us down. They forgot to mention that Common Sense should be the overriding consideration in lawmaking.
Crossing into the Rubicon department: This new AMC program is straight out of leCarre. Which means it's going to take a while to get into it. The characters are forming and the eeriness is creeping into the background. It's not going to be Jack Bauer on the case. But it could be come intriguing. I'm giving it a little time.
College athletics might get back on track if the sheepskin began to become as meaningful as the pigskin.
If Chelsea really wanted a private romantic wedding for herself and husband to be, she should have locked up her father.
I had the opportunity this weekend to wander among groups of people that I would consider a broad representation of Americana, from the top to the bottom and everything in between. I listen, and what struck me was the use of the word “Full” when a couple of times people exclaimed to friends (they would meet in the crowd) about getting a job at long last. As in “Full” Time Job. The emphasis was on “Full!” With an “!”. It reminds us of the depth of the downturn and how unemployment numbers are only part of the problem. How under-employment is keeping the consumer confidence index low…and businesses cautious.
To show you how insulated cosmopolitan Manhattanites are, I give you this news item about trends from the “If-it-isn’t-in-the-NYT-I-Don’t-want-to-know-about-it” crowd: “Sunday Brunches have been trendy in the Big Apple for a while and food experts expect his to move to the rest of the country in 2010!” Talking about living under 30 Rock!
When was the first time one of you culturally starved outlanders went to Sunday brunch? 1964? 1955?
Through the Same Eyes: Chapter 87 continues. –I sat there stunned as I watched Kent disappear through the door. “You friend didn’t finish his pie. He must be having a bad day.” I looked up and saw Marie standing there with a big smile on her face. A kind of triumphant smile. Did she see Kent’s abrupt leaving as a rejection by me? Did she conjure up a sort of justice in her soap opera mind, where Paul is looking like the winner of my heart?
“He had to rush to an appointment he forgot about.” I quickly said. And, now I have to get home to Paul and the kids. I put on my loving smile. Marie reached down and knowingly patted my shoulder.
“Mr. Middleton is a nice man. I’m sure you and Mr. Durham will have him over for dinner now that you know him. I think he is a lonely man.”
Marie scooped up the money and cleared the plates. I finished sipping my drink. What is going on here?
The latest quote from the oracle of Scranton: “Afghanistan policy is still developing.”! Say what?
It’s kind of scary to think that Joe Biden is a heart attack away from having his finger on the button. Actually it’s kind of scary to think of the President, who has shown the ability to foolishily rush to judgment, with his finger on the button! (Apologies to the Democrat national Committee who often use such scare tactics in their demonization of the opposition.)
I have never worn T-Shirts that advertise where I have been, where I have eaten, what I drink, my philosophies, my loyalties or anything else that reflect my personal thoughts. So, why would I want to become a member of Facebook. Oh, I do wear a Red Sox cap.
The advertising of President Obama is like promoting a product that does work. It looks great until you buy into it. Maybe if he threw in an onion chopper. And if you haven’t noticed, it is Bi-Bi to Mr. Bi-partisan. The biggest lie of all.
Actually Bush promised Bi-partisanship and set out earnestly to achieve that. It turned out to be one of his biggest problems He wound up being continually stabbed in the back by beneath contempt Pols like Teddy Chappaquiddick.
The Answer:
If you are in a restaurant or at a martini bar you are more than apt to find a basket of Edemame in front of you. These are soy beans and they are hot. Other “Bigs” are Sweet Potato everything, Cardamom, Hibiscus, Cupuacu, Rose Water and Latin Spices. I’ll take chicken gravy thank you. Also hot among those who like to be trendy is cocoanut, Organic Chocolate, Gluten-Free food, Exotic Citrus, Pickled stuff, Smoked Fish, Bacon Sweets, Tricked out Popcorn, Spicy Snacks and nostalgia like Oreos, peppermint and peanut butter.
Sorry US meida, but when I want to see a royal wedding, my eyes turn to England.
Layng quietly in fields
Glstening lights
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Mom.
Saturday Shorts
Opening Stuff
No matter how old you get; No matter how much you think you know everything; A mom will always be there for laughter, for insight, for a comforting hand through the darkest days…and a pat on the back for the triumphs. Moms are an amazing little fact of life.
You have to wonder what penguins wear on casual Fridays.
Maybe the Muslims have a point about cartoonists. The smug down at the Comedy Channel have on the drawing board a new show named JC. Yes that JC. Apparently the Son of God who came to earth to give his life for all mankind will be portrayed as an average guy moving to NYC to get out from under dad’s shadow. And we will see “Dad” as an apathetic man playing video games. Beware of the chortlers.
Headlines:
--Great Big Box Covers Oil Leak!; Will It Work.
--Stock Market Sucks Again On Its Own Without Help Of Klutzboy.
--Germany And France Try To Give World Confidence About Struggling EU Countries.
--Palin Endorses Carly Fiorina; Some Plains Fans Upset.
--Methane Bubble May Have Been Cause Of Oil Rig Explosion.
--Boston Teams Turn Fantastic Friday Into Utter Failure.
--Venezuela Inflation Running At 30%!
--Iceland Ash delaying Atlantic Flights.
--Taliban Re-Emerge After Poppy Picking Respite.
Back to Saturday Stuff:
It seems to me that the only purpose for too many TV shows is to rationalize bad behavior.
In an honest world, the Tea Party movement should be renamed the Gaspee Party! The Gaspee was a British ship burned to the waterline in protest of high taxes by Rhode Island patriots 10 years before the tea party.
Even with the failed NYC bomb attempt, the terrorist got what he wanted – fear!
Speaking of fear, the biggest challenge for the stock markets is to keep recently returned average investors from running away and hiding again. Regardless of how upset some may be by the millions made by amoral psychopathic slugs who capitalize for themselves on other’s misery, staying with the market is still the best remedy for stability.
Let’s hope the floods haven’t destroyed too many of the memories that are part of the tradition at the Grand Ole’ Opry. Bad music may come and bad music may go, but the Opry and the good country music that surrounds it will always be there to provide some sense of sanity remains in the world.
A warning to the world: Don’t encourage Lady Gaga.
On chortling: I often use the word chortle to describe those one dimensional megalomaniacs who love to make outrageous comments about things precious to most loving people and then soften their rhetoric with a snorting chuckle. These are among the most dangerous people on earth. Closet atheists and insecure celebrities looking for substance are the most adept at the chortle.
And I mean it!...for a day – Department:
On Wednesday Bill O’Reilly agreed with Dennis Miller that 0-Man told a very funny joke about launching drones against young boys who looks askance at his daughters and the Fix duo condemned liberals who took offense at the joke. People have to be less thin skinned, they both affirmed. On Thursday O’Reilly agreed with a couple of Fox blonds that Elizabeth Haselbeck’s humorous remarks about ABC Stalkee Erin Andrews were out of line and she should be careful about what she says.
I can say anything I want because Mom said it was Okay.
Opening Stuff
No matter how old you get; No matter how much you think you know everything; A mom will always be there for laughter, for insight, for a comforting hand through the darkest days…and a pat on the back for the triumphs. Moms are an amazing little fact of life.
You have to wonder what penguins wear on casual Fridays.
Maybe the Muslims have a point about cartoonists. The smug down at the Comedy Channel have on the drawing board a new show named JC. Yes that JC. Apparently the Son of God who came to earth to give his life for all mankind will be portrayed as an average guy moving to NYC to get out from under dad’s shadow. And we will see “Dad” as an apathetic man playing video games. Beware of the chortlers.
Headlines:
--Great Big Box Covers Oil Leak!; Will It Work.
--Stock Market Sucks Again On Its Own Without Help Of Klutzboy.
--Germany And France Try To Give World Confidence About Struggling EU Countries.
--Palin Endorses Carly Fiorina; Some Plains Fans Upset.
--Methane Bubble May Have Been Cause Of Oil Rig Explosion.
--Boston Teams Turn Fantastic Friday Into Utter Failure.
--Venezuela Inflation Running At 30%!
--Iceland Ash delaying Atlantic Flights.
--Taliban Re-Emerge After Poppy Picking Respite.
Back to Saturday Stuff:
It seems to me that the only purpose for too many TV shows is to rationalize bad behavior.
In an honest world, the Tea Party movement should be renamed the Gaspee Party! The Gaspee was a British ship burned to the waterline in protest of high taxes by Rhode Island patriots 10 years before the tea party.
Even with the failed NYC bomb attempt, the terrorist got what he wanted – fear!
Speaking of fear, the biggest challenge for the stock markets is to keep recently returned average investors from running away and hiding again. Regardless of how upset some may be by the millions made by amoral psychopathic slugs who capitalize for themselves on other’s misery, staying with the market is still the best remedy for stability.
Let’s hope the floods haven’t destroyed too many of the memories that are part of the tradition at the Grand Ole’ Opry. Bad music may come and bad music may go, but the Opry and the good country music that surrounds it will always be there to provide some sense of sanity remains in the world.
A warning to the world: Don’t encourage Lady Gaga.
On chortling: I often use the word chortle to describe those one dimensional megalomaniacs who love to make outrageous comments about things precious to most loving people and then soften their rhetoric with a snorting chuckle. These are among the most dangerous people on earth. Closet atheists and insecure celebrities looking for substance are the most adept at the chortle.
And I mean it!...for a day – Department:
On Wednesday Bill O’Reilly agreed with Dennis Miller that 0-Man told a very funny joke about launching drones against young boys who looks askance at his daughters and the Fix duo condemned liberals who took offense at the joke. People have to be less thin skinned, they both affirmed. On Thursday O’Reilly agreed with a couple of Fox blonds that Elizabeth Haselbeck’s humorous remarks about ABC Stalkee Erin Andrews were out of line and she should be careful about what she says.
I can say anything I want because Mom said it was Okay.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Blind Opinons.
Today's Tids Issue 2,097
Opening Stuff:
You know the old saying which we as kids often cite when making a speech error, “My tongue wrapped around my eyeteeth and couldn’t see what I was saying”? Well, I’m in a hotel room and forgotten my glasses and have no idea what I’m writing! Beware.
I had the chance to drive by Malvern Pa. yesterday. This is a town, belive it or not, that was known for humongous moons and endless skies. The natives there are saying it isn’t as bright at it used to be. Nature can be odd.
Symphonic Musings Department:
Antonin Dvorak to me is one of the great underrated romantic classical composers. –Maurice Ravel is good for insomnia, although with an occasional whiff of pleasant dreams. –People either live or hate minimalism. I tend towards the love side. Phillip Glass is one of the better known and more popular in the category. And, if you are looking for something new, his String Quartet #5 (1991) is excellent to this tin ear.
The Question:
Each year “Talkers Magazine” puts out its list of the Top ten Most Important Talkers. Name them.
The Headlines:
--0-Man Pops Into Afghanistan; Surprise Fly-in Designed To Put International Feather in Legend Nest.
--Doctor Shortage Could Send HC Into Emergency room.
--Duke Joins Butler, Michigan State and West “By God” Virginia In Final Four; Burning Discarded Brackets Considered As New Alternative Energy Source.
--Suicide Bombers Kill 35 On Moscow Subways.
--FBI Raids Midwest Christian Malitia Groups.
Back to More Stuff:
If you wondering why the title of “Wall Street Darling” is so fleeting these days, It is interesting to look at three stocks on the cusp of being Kicked off NASDAQ – XM-Sirius, Netflix and Whole Foods. Maybe fleeting is the new term that most apply applies to our current willow tree economy. Looks good fast, but tender roots for the long haul. Whole foods became just too expensive for too many elite foodies. Netflix is extremely well run (Frankly, amazingly efficient to me), but very susceptible to the rise of fast changing new technology. In this case, Video on Demand. Personally I never thought paid for radio was a winning idea. But many I know love it a lot, especially for the infinite availability of broad array of music – on demand. Management is wrestling with a dilemma, how to pay the disgraceful schmuck Howard Stern. Is say get rid of him and play to your strength – “Programming on Demand”.
The fact that 0-Man originally wanted to put the census under the administration of political assassin Rahm Emanual, places all of this feel good promotion about the count under a gigantic gray cloud, Chicago style. This admin is more and more about income redistribution. Even Max Baucus, the man in charge of the Senate HC mess said it yesterday – “The true purpose of Health Care reform, which is apparently to fix mal-distribution of wealth. I think my interpretation of O.B.A.M.A. – Opportunistic Bolsheviks Against Majority of Americans – is more on target than I ever realized.
Warning Due to the temporary blindness of the Author, the continuation of everybody’s favorite novel. “Through The Same Eyes”: will be postponed til tomorrow.
What kind of world can we possibly hope for now that the kids have stopped reading the Sunday comics?
Obama should sell the White House he never uses to pay for all of these trips around the country and world taht are costing our debt ridden example a fortune?
I think that Sean Penn has lost is mind. Or else his ego is so large that he actually believes everything he says is intelligent.
A local columnist Saturday said – “Welcome to the new America where everyone hates anyone who disagrees with them.” Frankly I think the new America is “Will somebody listen to me, Please!” And the cries become even louder when people like Sean Penn with easy access to a mike with which to insult and degrade hard working, honest every day people is given credence by fawning entertainment gossip mongers.
Allawi won power in Iraq basically because he is the “Separation of Church and State” candidate. Citizens there showed the fear of clerical influence in government by electing a guy who reached out to all of the sects. Most look over at the mullah run Iran and say “Not for me”. The shakeout of this will be interesting.
I’m beginning to get the sense that 0-Man really dislikes Israel. Oh, he’d like peace but only for his scorecard. Maybe Netanyahu form now on will go to China for his dough. After all, that’s where the US of A goes.
Fingers Down Throats Department:
Please shoot me if you ever hear me say what I heard a man say on a ABC news report about his complaint about his not as promised eco-friendly appliance: “I spent $2,500 on a refrigerator to improve my carbon footprint in the world…”
In a post HC Passage evaluation, the CBO says that at the rate 0-Man is spending that the National Debt would rise to 90% of the total U S economic output by 2020. I wonder what else hasn’t been released by our watchdog media.
Now for the first time that Opening day in Boston will be a night game for TV purposes, loyal fans are screaming. But none louder than public employee unions who always counted on this as another day off. Apparently they will be asking for double time for having to watch the game at night.
The Answer:
Number One is Rush Limbaugh who is followed by Sean Hannity. The others in the Top ten are Glenn Beck, Michael Savage, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Laura Ingraham, Dave Ramsey, Mark Levin, Lou Dobbs and Thom Hartman. 7 of the Top ten are rated Conservative Political talkers. Schlessinger is personal advice, but she comes for the Conservative end. Ramsey is Personal Finance and Hartman is Progressive (Liberal). Number 11 Ed Schultz is also on the Progressive side. For the Top 100 check this out: http://talkers.com/online/?p=3774
The light Dins:
“See” you tomorrow, I hope! I have a headache.*
*For you who are wondering why no novel when all of this other crap has been written, 99% was written Saturday.
Opening Stuff:
You know the old saying which we as kids often cite when making a speech error, “My tongue wrapped around my eyeteeth and couldn’t see what I was saying”? Well, I’m in a hotel room and forgotten my glasses and have no idea what I’m writing! Beware.
I had the chance to drive by Malvern Pa. yesterday. This is a town, belive it or not, that was known for humongous moons and endless skies. The natives there are saying it isn’t as bright at it used to be. Nature can be odd.
Symphonic Musings Department:
Antonin Dvorak to me is one of the great underrated romantic classical composers. –Maurice Ravel is good for insomnia, although with an occasional whiff of pleasant dreams. –People either live or hate minimalism. I tend towards the love side. Phillip Glass is one of the better known and more popular in the category. And, if you are looking for something new, his String Quartet #5 (1991) is excellent to this tin ear.
The Question:
Each year “Talkers Magazine” puts out its list of the Top ten Most Important Talkers. Name them.
The Headlines:
--0-Man Pops Into Afghanistan; Surprise Fly-in Designed To Put International Feather in Legend Nest.
--Doctor Shortage Could Send HC Into Emergency room.
--Duke Joins Butler, Michigan State and West “By God” Virginia In Final Four; Burning Discarded Brackets Considered As New Alternative Energy Source.
--Suicide Bombers Kill 35 On Moscow Subways.
--FBI Raids Midwest Christian Malitia Groups.
Back to More Stuff:
If you wondering why the title of “Wall Street Darling” is so fleeting these days, It is interesting to look at three stocks on the cusp of being Kicked off NASDAQ – XM-Sirius, Netflix and Whole Foods. Maybe fleeting is the new term that most apply applies to our current willow tree economy. Looks good fast, but tender roots for the long haul. Whole foods became just too expensive for too many elite foodies. Netflix is extremely well run (Frankly, amazingly efficient to me), but very susceptible to the rise of fast changing new technology. In this case, Video on Demand. Personally I never thought paid for radio was a winning idea. But many I know love it a lot, especially for the infinite availability of broad array of music – on demand. Management is wrestling with a dilemma, how to pay the disgraceful schmuck Howard Stern. Is say get rid of him and play to your strength – “Programming on Demand”.
The fact that 0-Man originally wanted to put the census under the administration of political assassin Rahm Emanual, places all of this feel good promotion about the count under a gigantic gray cloud, Chicago style. This admin is more and more about income redistribution. Even Max Baucus, the man in charge of the Senate HC mess said it yesterday – “The true purpose of Health Care reform, which is apparently to fix mal-distribution of wealth. I think my interpretation of O.B.A.M.A. – Opportunistic Bolsheviks Against Majority of Americans – is more on target than I ever realized.
Warning Due to the temporary blindness of the Author, the continuation of everybody’s favorite novel. “Through The Same Eyes”: will be postponed til tomorrow.
What kind of world can we possibly hope for now that the kids have stopped reading the Sunday comics?
Obama should sell the White House he never uses to pay for all of these trips around the country and world taht are costing our debt ridden example a fortune?
I think that Sean Penn has lost is mind. Or else his ego is so large that he actually believes everything he says is intelligent.
A local columnist Saturday said – “Welcome to the new America where everyone hates anyone who disagrees with them.” Frankly I think the new America is “Will somebody listen to me, Please!” And the cries become even louder when people like Sean Penn with easy access to a mike with which to insult and degrade hard working, honest every day people is given credence by fawning entertainment gossip mongers.
Allawi won power in Iraq basically because he is the “Separation of Church and State” candidate. Citizens there showed the fear of clerical influence in government by electing a guy who reached out to all of the sects. Most look over at the mullah run Iran and say “Not for me”. The shakeout of this will be interesting.
I’m beginning to get the sense that 0-Man really dislikes Israel. Oh, he’d like peace but only for his scorecard. Maybe Netanyahu form now on will go to China for his dough. After all, that’s where the US of A goes.
Fingers Down Throats Department:
Please shoot me if you ever hear me say what I heard a man say on a ABC news report about his complaint about his not as promised eco-friendly appliance: “I spent $2,500 on a refrigerator to improve my carbon footprint in the world…”
In a post HC Passage evaluation, the CBO says that at the rate 0-Man is spending that the National Debt would rise to 90% of the total U S economic output by 2020. I wonder what else hasn’t been released by our watchdog media.
Now for the first time that Opening day in Boston will be a night game for TV purposes, loyal fans are screaming. But none louder than public employee unions who always counted on this as another day off. Apparently they will be asking for double time for having to watch the game at night.
The Answer:
Number One is Rush Limbaugh who is followed by Sean Hannity. The others in the Top ten are Glenn Beck, Michael Savage, Dr. Laura Schlessinger, Laura Ingraham, Dave Ramsey, Mark Levin, Lou Dobbs and Thom Hartman. 7 of the Top ten are rated Conservative Political talkers. Schlessinger is personal advice, but she comes for the Conservative end. Ramsey is Personal Finance and Hartman is Progressive (Liberal). Number 11 Ed Schultz is also on the Progressive side. For the Top 100 check this out: http://talkers.com/online/?p=3774
The light Dins:
“See” you tomorrow, I hope! I have a headache.*
*For you who are wondering why no novel when all of this other crap has been written, 99% was written Saturday.
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